Sorry but that’s a lame excuse. Yes details are missing, but do you really think there is somwhere a page that say Gripen is reaching all requirements only to say later in the genrals summaries that Gripen is lacking and in the even of the Gripen been chosen anyway a new evaluation should be done to properly test the NG variant, which wasn’t done clearly.

As been said above if the only requirement was cost, then Typhoon like in Brazil would not even have been selected and Rafale wouldn’t have bother. Or they would have gone for 18 aircraft proposal from the start.

I would greatly appreciate is the “Rafalle” Fanboys (couldn’t stop messing up the spelling like some of the other trolls use “Flyväppnet”) could either leave this thread alone or try to be build a case around their statements. To me its amazing how some “Rafffalle” persons claim their precious fighter to be supperior in all areas!! When it comes to the areas of operation cost (=remaining money to train pilots, buy weapons and future “Paper plane upgrades” like F3+/F4 and Gripen E/F) datalinks, availability, recognizance. Considering all this I still think Rafale is a great achievment for a country that will face serious growth and budget problems for the next one or two decades. As we all know in the long run the available funds for future upgrades will be very important for the future effect of the system.

Why single engine?
A single engine a/c has sence if you have a bigger number of a/c and the bird strike driven losts are eliminated by the lower price.
But europ has high manufacturing cost and the potential fleet size for europ nations will the low.
So today this concept has sence for export to aisa oder latin america from my point of view.

In that case: What’s about this concept?

Single engine / twin engine safty has an almost a theoretical difference now days, buying and running cost of single /twin engine is a bigger difference! I dont think Europe has high costs, I know from my profession that high quality engineers are cheaper in Sweden than in most Far East countries.
Nice aircraft on your photo, but for SAAB its better to keep the design as similar as possible to Gripens canard+delta solution

SAAB/ Sweden to the list

SAAB/ Sweden has been studing the VLO concept “FS2020/FS2025.” If Gripen is winning Brasil or enough small countries the evolution of of Gripen NG (E/F) could “quickly” be put in the FS2020 or Gripen G/H, that is a “Gripen based” VLO airframe.

Its in the eye of the beholder

We all know that all aircraft have their strong points and you can get your desired answer if you match the question accordingly. Availability is one of Gripens strong points and to the best of my knowledge nobody has claimed to come close. IMO 22 gripens =26 Rafale:diablo: